I. Behaviors
The group controls: where, how and with whom the member lives
and associates with; what clothes, hairstyles the person wears;
what food the person eats, drinks, adopts and rejects (a "raw"
food diet as described in their holy book Salubrious Living).
Members are expected to be able to commit all acts of terrorism
when the leader demands. The only time this is allowed, according
to Klassen, is when they think their Constitutional or religious
freedom rights are in any way being hampered. Many members are
in jail, for acts they supposedly did on their own without the
leaders' approval or order.
II. Information
Spying on other members and former members is clearly encouraged
by leader Matt Hale. Betraying or leaving the group is seen
as treachery or treacherous apathy to the white race and Ben
Klassen requires the severest punishment for those who betray
them.
III. Thought
Thought-stopping techniques used by the group are denial, rationalization,
justification and wishful thinking (Building an [all-white]
Whiter and Brighter World). No critical questions about leader,
or doctrine or policy allowed, but oddly enough Hale is not
supposed to change the original creed written by Klassen or
disobey the membership criteria, but he does so at his whim.
No alternative belief system whatsoever is valid; in fact all
others are destructive to the "white race."
IV. Emotional
There were publicized excommunications of disloyal leaders.
Since this group is atheistic, the terrible consequences were
severe punishment as a traitor, and unable to find happiness
or fulfillment. If the group fails the consequence is the torture
then extermination or enslavement then eventual loss of every
white person and the annihilation of white culture. Never a
legitimate reason to leave unless they are race traitors, weak.
